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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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