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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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