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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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