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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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