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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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