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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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