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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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