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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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