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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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