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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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