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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with 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 organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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