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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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