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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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