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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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