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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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