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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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