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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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