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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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