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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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 many subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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