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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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