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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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