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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of 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. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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