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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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