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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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