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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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