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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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