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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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