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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting 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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