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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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