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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education 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 quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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