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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions 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 stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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