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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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