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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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