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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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