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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. 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 generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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