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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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