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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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