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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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