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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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