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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers 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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