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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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