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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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