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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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