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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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