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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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