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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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