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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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