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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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