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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important 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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