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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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