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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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