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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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