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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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