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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses 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. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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