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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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