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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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