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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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