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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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