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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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