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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. 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 massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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