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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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