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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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