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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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