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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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