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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that 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 stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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