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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because 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 assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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