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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to take 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. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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