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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. 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 massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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