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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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