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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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