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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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