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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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