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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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