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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 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 ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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