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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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