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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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