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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in 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. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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