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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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