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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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