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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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