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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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