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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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