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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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