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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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