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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses 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 normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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