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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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