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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part 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. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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