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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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