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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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