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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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