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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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