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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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