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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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