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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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