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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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