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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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