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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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