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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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