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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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