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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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