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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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