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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key 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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