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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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