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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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