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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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