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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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