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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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