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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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