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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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