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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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