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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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