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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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