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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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