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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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