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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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