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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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