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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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