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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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