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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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