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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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