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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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