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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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