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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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