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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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