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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that elearning 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 educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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