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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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