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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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