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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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