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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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