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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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