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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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