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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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