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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. 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 normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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