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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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