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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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