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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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