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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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