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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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