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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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