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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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