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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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