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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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