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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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