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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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