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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part 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 online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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