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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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