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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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