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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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