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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have 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 we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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