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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering people all around 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 MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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