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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education are empowering humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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