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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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