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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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