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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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