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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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