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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever 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 educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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