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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes 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 courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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