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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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