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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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