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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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