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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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