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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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