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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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