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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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