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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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