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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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