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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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