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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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