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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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