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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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