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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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