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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing 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 teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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