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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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