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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in 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 mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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