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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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