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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. 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 online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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