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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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