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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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