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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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