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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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