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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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