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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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