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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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