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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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