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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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