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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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