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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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