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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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