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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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