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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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