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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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