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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. 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 MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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