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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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