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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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