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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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