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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling 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. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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