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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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