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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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