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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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