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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever 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 educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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