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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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