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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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