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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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