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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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