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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing 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 we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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