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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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