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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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