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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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