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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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