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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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