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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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