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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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