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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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