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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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