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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because 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 teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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