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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores 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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