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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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