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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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