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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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