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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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