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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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