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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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