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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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