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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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