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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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