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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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