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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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