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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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