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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world 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. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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