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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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