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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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