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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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