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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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