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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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