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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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