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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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