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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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