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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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