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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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