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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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