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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important 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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