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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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