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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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