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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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