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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate 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. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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