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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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