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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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