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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants 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. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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