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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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