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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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