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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take 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. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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