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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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