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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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