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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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