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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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