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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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