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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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