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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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