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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants 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. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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