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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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