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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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