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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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