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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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