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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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