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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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