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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning enable learners all over 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. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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