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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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