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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online 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 guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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