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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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