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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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