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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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