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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing 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 these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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