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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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