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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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