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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the 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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