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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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