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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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