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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that 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 assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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