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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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