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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)