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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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