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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines 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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