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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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