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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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