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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. 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 massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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