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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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