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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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