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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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