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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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