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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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