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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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