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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. 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 massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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