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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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