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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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