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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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