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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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