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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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