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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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