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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores 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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