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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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