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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes 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 mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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