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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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