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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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