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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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