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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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