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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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