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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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