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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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