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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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