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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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