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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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