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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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