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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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