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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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