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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in 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. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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