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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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