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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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