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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever 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 stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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