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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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