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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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