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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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