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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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