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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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