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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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