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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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