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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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