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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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