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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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