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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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