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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take 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 lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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