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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in 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. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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