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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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