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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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