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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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