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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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