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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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