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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major 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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