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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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