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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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