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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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