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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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