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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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