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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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