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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because 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 stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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