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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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