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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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