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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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