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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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