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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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