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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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