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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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