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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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