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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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