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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. 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 online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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