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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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