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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently 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 issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important 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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