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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the 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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