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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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