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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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