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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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