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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today 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 stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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