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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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