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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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