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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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