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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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