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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take 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 usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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