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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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