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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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