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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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