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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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