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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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