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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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