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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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