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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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