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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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