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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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