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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes 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 massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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