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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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