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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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