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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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