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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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