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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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