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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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