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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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