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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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