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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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