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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes 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. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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