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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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