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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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