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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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