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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. 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 MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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