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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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