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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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