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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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