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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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