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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part 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. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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