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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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