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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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