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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take 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 online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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