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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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