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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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