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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses 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 massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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