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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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