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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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