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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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