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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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