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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth 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 massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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