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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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