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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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