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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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