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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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