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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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