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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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