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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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