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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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