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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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