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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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