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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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