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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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