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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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