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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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