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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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