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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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