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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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