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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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