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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. 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 normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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