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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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