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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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