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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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