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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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