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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. 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 classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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