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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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