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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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