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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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