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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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