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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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