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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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