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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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