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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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