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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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