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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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