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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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