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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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