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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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