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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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