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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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