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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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