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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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