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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that 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 teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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