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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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