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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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