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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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