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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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