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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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