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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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