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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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