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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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