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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part 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. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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