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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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