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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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