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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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