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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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