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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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