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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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