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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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