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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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