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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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