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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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