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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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