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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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