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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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