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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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