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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses 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 MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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