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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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