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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. 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 stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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