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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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