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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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