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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth 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 massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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