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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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