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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take 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. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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