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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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