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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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