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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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