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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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