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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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