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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today 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 organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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