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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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