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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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