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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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