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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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