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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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