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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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