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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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