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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth 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. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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