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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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