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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. 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 online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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