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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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