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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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