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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because 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 guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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