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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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