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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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