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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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