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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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