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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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