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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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