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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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