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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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