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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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