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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key 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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