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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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