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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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