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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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